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Protests begin outside council building over youth group cuts

Protests begin outside council building over youth group cuts

17 August 2023

Youth groups are protesting against KCC plans to cut funding for 80 youth services across the county.

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Leader ‘confident’ council can balance books despite £43.7m black hole

Leader ‘confident’ council can balance books despite £43.7m black hole

17 August 2023

The county council is defiantly optimistic that it can ride the financial wave that has already cost it more than £40m more than budgeted for.

KCC blocks TfL from installing Ulez signs

KCC blocks TfL from installing Ulez signs

16 August 2023

The Mayor of London is urging Kent County Council to allow Ulez warning signs to be installed.

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Bid to block 'wasteful' reopening of Park and Ride

Bid to block 'wasteful' reopening of Park and Ride

15 August 2023

Plans to reopen a Park and Ride service could hit a fresh stumbling block ahead of crunch meetings this week.

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What happened to plans for £9m upgrades to nine junctions

What happened to plans for £9m upgrades to nine junctions

15 August 2023

Kent County Council has been heavily criticized over the lack of progress on a town’s key highway improvements.

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A reshuffle at the top for county council

A reshuffle at the top for county council

14 August 2023

The leader of Kent County Council has announced cabinet changes amid rumours he could face a leadership challenge.

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Hotel chain denies plans to house asylum amid council leader’s anger

Hotel chain denies plans to house asylum amid council leader’s anger

14 August 2023

A council leader has branded the government’s plans to house more asylum seekers in a town “ill-judged”.

‘Government’s so-called small boats week unravelled spectacularly with deaths and grim milestone’

‘Government’s so-called small boats week unravelled spectacularly with deaths and grim milestone’

14 August 2023

A showcase of how the government is tackling the small boats crisis coincided with record crossings and tragedy in the Channel, writes Paul Francis.

Bin workers reject offer dubbed 'good day's pay for full day's work’

Bin workers reject offer dubbed 'good day's pay for full day's work’

14 August 2023

Striking bin workers have rejected a fresh salary offer which a council leader described as a “good day’s pay for a full day’s work”.

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‘We stood up to the National Front and won’

‘We stood up to the National Front and won’

14 August 2023

It started with a hateful speech, a newspaper and a student not willing to live in fear - this is how the first Asian youth movement was formed.

'We'll pay you what you want - but you can’t knock off early anymore’

'We'll pay you what you want - but you can’t knock off early anymore’

10 August 2023

After a month of bin strikes a Kent council has agreed to meet workers’ pay demands – but only if staff agree they can no longer finish early.

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‘Cuts will mean 8,000 young adults will have nowhere to go’

‘Cuts will mean 8,000 young adults will have nowhere to go’

10 August 2023

Some 80 youth clubs are fighting for survival as the council looks to shave £900,000 from its budget.

New ‘unnecessary’ cycle paths branded ‘death trap’

New ‘unnecessary’ cycle paths branded ‘death trap’

09 August 2023

New city centre routes for cyclists, said to pit bikers against pedestrians, have been blasted by residents and a campaign group.

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Bin strikes could rumble on for four more weeks

Bin strikes could rumble on for four more weeks

09 August 2023

Bin workers could strike for a further four weeks as a council says it will accept recycling mixed with general waste.

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Six contenders tipped for council leadership race

Six contenders tipped for council leadership race

08 August 2023

Six councillors are now rumoured to be in the frame for the leadership of Kent County Council, amid growing unrest within the ruling party.

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‘We must tackle the TikTok traffickers’

‘We must tackle the TikTok traffickers’

07 August 2023

Social media bosses – including from TikTok – have committed to crackdown on people smugglers who blatantly advertise Channel crossings online.

Kent MP summits Mount Kilimanjaro for cancer charity

Kent MP summits Mount Kilimanjaro for cancer charity

06 August 2023

A Kent MP has reached the summit of Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, as part of a fundraiser for a breast cancer charity.

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‘Kent should have its own scrappage scheme’

‘Kent should have its own scrappage scheme’

06 August 2023

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has suggested Kent creates its own scrappage scheme to help people with the Ulez expansion.

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‘Highways officers get bullied and threatened at meetings’

‘Highways officers get bullied and threatened at meetings’

04 August 2023

Kent's highways chief claims the county council's officers no longer attend planning meetings because they are "insulted, bullied and threatened".

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‘Local people are not being allowed a say on road closure’

‘Local people are not being allowed a say on road closure’

03 August 2023

Highways officers have been slated for failing to address the public on the future of a road closure deemed a risk to school children.

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